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discussed in biography

While
Corinne can be considered the result of her Italian journey, the fruits of her visit to
Germany are contained in her most important work,
De l’Allemagne (1810;
Germany). This is a serious study of German manners, literature and art, philosophy and morals, and religion in which she made known to her contemporaries the
Germany of the Sturm und Drang movement...

European culture

...
The Genius of Christianity (1802), was a long tract designed to make the author’s peace with the ruler and revigorate Roman Catholic faith. The other, Madame de Staël’s
Germany (1810), was a description of the new and thriving literature, philosophy, and popular culture in
Germany. Napoleon prohibited the circulation of the book in France, but its message...

French literature

...
De la littérature (1800;
The Influence of Literature upon Society) and
De l’Allemagne (1810;
Germany), expanded conceptions of literature with the claim that different social forms needed different literary modes: in particular, postrevolutionary society required a new literature. She...